Meet Tamara Atanasoska, one of the #HiddenFiguresofPython.
Open-source contributor and maintainer, a software engineer, and a CompLing/NLP researcher, Her expertise spans engineering, ML/NLP, and fair and responsible AI. She is a leader with proven track record of mentoring and fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
She is a maintainer of the open-source community Fairlearn, and you can also meet her through the @django and the @pyladiesber communities.
Sneak peek into our 9th episode of #HiddenFiguresofPython!
Meet Tamara Atanasoska!
She’s been contributing to open source projects since 2012, and participated in Google Summer of Code being part of projects like Gnome and e-cidadania.
She is now a maintainer of Fairlearn, an open-source, community-driven project to help data scientists improve fairness of AI systems.
Hear about her experience with @django and the @pyladiesber community.
Hosted by: @georgically & @mariatta
In this episode, Mojdeh shares her story and passion for the community. We also reflect on 2024, discuss our plans for 2025, and introduce new changes—including our Open Collective account.
@georgically & @terezaif asked her about:
• Her journey
• LLMs today
• Saint-Gobain
• PyLadies Paris
• Community work
• PyPodcats’ future
It’s been a year since we first launched our first podcast episode!
We've been busy:
many positive responses the community: @willingc, Daphne Choong, Miho Takahashi and Kelly Olson!
7 guests: Johanna Jablonski, @karobotco, @whykay, Jessica Tegner, Mona Obedoza, Niharika Vadluri and @amakarudze
hosts: @georgically, @mariatta, @cheukting_ho, @terezaif
Check out our year in review blog post: https://pypodcats.live/blog/one_year_of_pypodcats/
Meet @amakarudze, one of the #HiddenFiguresofPython.
Anna is a Software Engineer based in Harare. Django Girls Foundation Fundraising Coordinator since June 2017 and lead maintainer of the Django Girls website and resources since 2020 and former DSF Board member!
Organizer of PyCon Zimbabwe 2016/2017, DjangoCon Europe 2018, DjangoCon Africa 2023 and several Django Girls events in Harare, Masvingo, Heidelberg and Zanzibar. She has also spoken at many global #Python conferences and #DjangoCons .
PyPodcats Ep 7 trailer with Anna Makarudze
PyPodcats Ep 7 trailer with Anna Makarudze
PyPodcats Ep 7 trailer with Anna Makarudze
Some of the topics we’ve covered:
• Getting introduced to open source in college
• Her dream job, entrepreneurship
• Growing skills and getting opportunities through open source community
• Her experience with GSoC (Google Summer of Code)
• Her advice to other women
Meet Niharika Vadluri, one of the #HiddenFiguresOfPython.
Niharika Vadluri is a Packed Application Developer Analyst at Accenture India, in the Domain of Retail and Database Projects. She is an open source community contributor and developer since 2018. She has been an active member and contributor in The PSF, Hackster.io, FOSSASIA and other Open source communities. She is a Toastmaster, and also loves singing.
Hosts: @cheukting_ho & @mariatta
Sneak peek into our 6th episode of #HiddenFiguresofPython!
Meet Niharika Vadluri!
Graduating during COVID from a women’s university, Niharika faced challenges in finding her dream job, but #Python and its open source community got her going. During her final year’s project, she made an energy monitoring system for her whole campus connected to a Raspberry Pi. Hear all about her work in the Python community and more
Hosts: @cheukting_ho & @mariatta
Some of the topics we covered:
• Learning to code after kindergarten.
• Using Python for data science, AI, teaching workshops to kids.
• Speaking at Python Philippines at 10 years old
• Project TEDDY: Text-Based Early Distress Detector for Youth
Meet Mona Obedoza, one of the Hidden Figures of Python.
Mona is a Filipino high schooler and aspiring AI engineer.
She advocates teaching kids how to code through her roles as student ambassador for Women in AI PH, co-leader of her school's Girls Can Code club, and founder of The Purposeful Mochii.
In her free time, she enjoys watching anime, reading manga and fantasy novels, and baking cookies.
Hosts: @georgically & @terezaif
Sneak peek into our 5th episode of #HiddenFiguresofPython!
Meet Mona Obedoza!
Learn about Mona’s journey. She started learning to code at the age of 5, making video games using Scratch and Python. Even though Mona is still in high school, she is already a frequent public speaker at Python and tech conferences, and is inspiring other kids to code.
Hosts: @georgically & @terezaif
Full episode is coming on July 24, 2024! Subscribe to our podcast now!
Meet Jessica Tegner one of the #HiddenFiguresofPython.
Jessica is the maintainer of the popular PyPandoc library, which is a Python wrapper for the Pandoc library. She was selected as the first cohort of the GitHub Accelerator program
We, @cheukting_ho & @georgically, asked her about:
• Playing video games as a child
• Speaking at #Python conferences
• Becoming the maintainer for PyPandoc
• Challenges while coding with visual impairment
• Starting the biggest Minecraft server in Denmark
Sneak peek into our 4th episode of Hidden Figures of Python!
Meet Jessica Tegner!
Hear about Jessica’s journey in technology, from modding Minecraft games to becoming an open source maintainer. Being fully blind does not stop her from using and creating tech tools. We can’t wait to share her inspiring story with you.
Hosts: @cheukting_ho & @georgically
Full episode is coming on June 12, 2024! Subscribe to our podcast now!
Meet @whykay one of the #HiddenFiguresofPython
Advocate for diversity in tech, with over 10 years of organizing the Python Ireland user group and lots of events in the #IrishTechCommunity.
We, @georgically and @terezaif, asked her lots of questions about:
• Discovering #Python in 2002
• Her involvement in Python Ireland, PyCon Ireland, and #PyLadiesDublin
• Providing safe space for women to learn tech
• TechFoundHer Boot Camp to help women to become startup founders
and more
Sneak peek into our 3rd episode of Hidden Figures of Python!
Meet Vicky Twomey-Lee!
Hear about @whykay ’s journey in the Python community and learn how she has been helping grow the Python and PyLadies community in Ireland!
Hosts: @georgically & @terezaif
Full episode is coming on April 12, 2024! Subscribe to our podcast now!
#Python #HiddenFiguresOfPython #thePSF #DiversityAndInclusion @ThePSF
Meet Karo Ladino Puerto one of the Hidden Figures of Python.
@karobotco is a Product Manager, robotics engineer, MSc Data Analytics, teacher, maker, and jeweler. She co-leads PyLadies Bogotá and PyLadies Colombia initiative. She is part of Python Colombia and is a co-organizer of the PyConCo conference.
We, @mariatta and @cheukting_ho, asked her lots of questions about:
• how she learned Python
• her career
• mentorship and allies …
Happy International Women's Day!
Join us in recognizing the accomplishments of women and their contributions to the Python community.
Read our blog to learn more:
https://pypodcats.live/blog/international_womens_day_2024/
